-ttek
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== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From -tt (past-tense suffix) + -ek (third-person plural suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [tːɛk]
=== Suffix ===
-ttek
(past-tense suffix) Forms the third-person plural past tense of verbs (indefinite conjugation).
sző (“to weave”) + -ttek → szőttek (“they wove”)
Szőnyeget szőttek. ― They wove carpets.
==== Usage notes ====
(past-tense suffix) Variants:
-tak is added to most back-vowel verbs
-tek is added to most front-vowel verbs
-ttak is added to back-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (hí, rí, szí; ó, ró; fú)
-ttek is added to front-vowel verbs ending in a vowel (lő, nő, sző; nyű)
-ottak is added to back-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (fut, nyit, except lát)
-ettek is added to unrounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (vet)
-öttek is added to rounded front-vowel verbs ending in two consonants or a long vowel + t, or to monosyllables ending in -t (köt, süt, üt)
=== See also ===
Category:Hungarian verb forms
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes